Featured Tasting Notes

Teapot time. 5g, 100mL, 195F, 10s rinse (drank) and 10 loosely timed steeps of 10/15/20/25/30/35/45s and 1/2/5m.
Unknown harvest, first ever Taiwanese tieguanyin. This was a very complex tea and I found it difficult to form an entire picture of its characteristics so in this note, I’m focusing on aromas and tastes.
Dry leaf smelled surprisingly fruity and cool given this wa Read Full Note

This was part of my huge Tao Tea Leaf haul at the end of 2015, though I just opened the package a few months ago. Given my love of almonds, I had to add it to my order, even though I remember it being fairly expensive. (It helped that I ordered during a sale.) I steeped 6 g of leaf in a 120 ml teapot at 195F for 7, 10, 13, 16, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 90, 120, and 240 seconds. Read Full Note

Thank you to Cameron B. for this sample. I’ve loving these Lupicia teas. I’ve already fallen in love with their mango oolong and muscat decaf black thanks to my last purchase, so now I’m adding some new flavours to my favourites list. I’ll be picking up some of this next time I order.
This reminds me a lot of Fiona’s coffee shop “Toffee”. I get some nutty but also sweet car Read Full Note

Work – 11:00 AM
Hmm… This tea doesn’t taste like much, maybe it’s a bit too subtle for me. I don’t think it’s too old, the dry leaf still has plenty of aroma. And I bought their Thé Joséphine at the same time, and that one still has a lot of flavor.
I expected it to have stronger bergamot and citrus flavors. I can taste little hints of several different things – ber Read Full Note

One last note before I finish off this 50g pouch in the coming days.
In addition to the southern style green beans made with ham hock, a dash of black pepper, spring grass and gardenias in the air, with longer steep times I’m pulling out a fresh yellow peach in the nose and mouth.
The impression I’m getting is a summer gathering with little girls running around in white dress Read Full Note